# Accident 20220908015399A: Piper PA-28R-200, Meridianville, AL, September 8, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 8, 2022, 12:20 local time
- Place: Meridianville, AL
- Airport: Huntsville Exec Tom Sharp Jr F
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.8453° N, 86.5558° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8453&lon=-86.5558&mi=10
- Aircraft: N29RM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N29RM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28R-200
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0-360-C1C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,226 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA22LA417](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA417) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220908015399A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

DURING FLIGHT TRAINING AIRCRAFT WAS ON FINAL APPROACH, WHEN THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH, THEN QUIT. THE PILOT ELECTED TO LAND IN A FIELD. AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ERA22LA417](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA417), Sep 8, 2022: Piper PA-28R-200 (N29RM), Meridianville, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power that could not be determined based on the available evidence.

## Other reports on N29RM (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19940315008399I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940315008399I), Mar 15, 1994: Piper PA28R200 (N29RM), Edgewood Arsena, MD, Minor damage. Narrative: the pilot was returning from a proficiency flight and planned a practice power-off landing. The aircraft was landed gear-up, resulting in propeller…
- [Incident 19900607043079I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900607043079I), Jun 7, 1990: Piper PA28R200 (N29RM), Baltimore, MD. Unsafe gear lights. Tower advised gear down. Found navigation light pot would not completely turn off.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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